singaporeans are getting replace in sg

• Icemoon

  1 Dec 07, 20:30

  Originally posted by fishbuff:

  while i was working as a technical consultant servicing banks and other financial institutions, i can hardly see any chinese at all, let alone singaporeans. likewise to the last job when i worked in an IT gaming company, out of 300+ IT professionals, only less than 4 are singaporeans.

  I thought there is a ratio cap on the number of foreigners you can employ?
• Seven_Dragon

  1 Dec 07, 20:37

  Originally posted by fishbuff:

  because it is happening very pervasively in IT.
  
  i assume u are a girl and have not step into the private sector (not govt) with no dependencies and finanial commitment?

  How come you know Gazelle is a girl with no bird bird one
  but you are right
• Seven_Dragon

  1 Dec 07, 20:39

  Originally posted by fishbuff:

  ya, im out of singapore.
  
  just want to backdate my lamentations here.

  u r so lucky that u r out of s'pore, a stupid place...
• Kuali Baba

  1 Dec 07, 20:47

  Originally posted by fishbuff:

  while i was working as a technical consultant servicing banks and other financial institutions, i can hardly see any chinese at all, let alone singaporeans. likewise to the last job when i worked in an IT gaming company, out of 300+ IT professionals, only less than 4 are singaporeans.

  Were the other 300-odd professionals competent?
  
  Regardless, this is the way companies work to maximise their margins. It'd take a brave person to introduce legislation to improve the lot of older local workers, with the possibility of driving corporations away.
• fishbuff

  1 Dec 07, 20:51

  Originally posted by Seven_Dragon:

  u r so lucky that u r out of s'pore, a stupid place...

  i want my fellow singaporean NS comrades to seek similar overseas opportunities as well.
• Seven_Dragon

  1 Dec 07, 21:05

  Originally posted by fishbuff:

  i want my fellow singaporean NS comrades to seek similar overseas opportunities as well.

  not all of your comrades are so lucky
• Fatum

  1 Dec 07, 21:18

  Originally posted by fishbuff:

  wah.. difficult to count. these angmohs mostly came from netherland, england, germany, america, ireland, south africa, italy etc.. some 1st generations whereas some 2nd generations.
  
  there are only 3 asians here including myself; one from mauritius, one from hong kong that came at birth and studied to phD, and me.
  
  alot of angmohs but there are afew sri lankans here.

  so how do the natives there feel about immigrants like yourself moving there ? ...
  
  
• qlqq9

  1 Dec 07, 21:21

  Originally posted by fishbuff:

  i want my fellow singaporean NS comrades to seek similar overseas opportunities as well.

  You are one kind soul who thinks of your fellow men though you are now working overseas. Thank you.
• I-like-flings(m)

  1 Dec 07, 21:38

  Originally posted by royston_ang:

  I think otherwise. By opening voicing our discontent, even if the gov ignore us, it will create awareness of the issues. Else everyone will think everyone is happy with every policy from the gov due to the bias reporting of the local media.
  
  Who know, this may eventually cause PAP to lose a few more seats to the opposition and force them to listen to us.

  lose a few more seats??
  
  

  Originally posted by qlqq9:

  I second what you say. Some people just have small mind, it is that much a small mind thinks.

  oh ya i forgot.. our big mind Elite in sg like to call mi a quitter hor... such big mind
• I-like-flings(m)

  1 Dec 07, 21:40

  Originally posted by fishbuff:

  ya, im out of singapore.
  
  just want to backdate my lamentations here.

  gong xi gong xi... remember to work hard hor.. dun ever come back ok.. except for holiday of cos... then can enjoy all the satay, laksa, etc...
• fishbuff

  1 Dec 07, 21:43

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  so how do the natives there feel about immigrants like yourself moving there ? ...
  
  

  my colleagues are ok. one of them is a good friend to me. my aussie neighbours are nice to me too and we had get together over beer and pizza at their places.
  
  just have to keep up with their humour and be witty. as i said, the angmohs here are 1st generation with most coming from england and there are afew 2nd, 3rd generations.
  
  over time, i can sense that some of them have their dislikes of other races; aboridgines, viets, lebanese and recently, muslims. initially they keep associate me with China, educated in accordance to the UK's GCE standards, good Oracle IT experiences, active sportsmen in strongman contest etc..
  
  to me, it is important to clarify with them that we are not PRC Chinese and a 3-4th generation singaporean chinese. Chinese as a whole is a race, just like caucasians that emigrated from europe to america or australia.
  
  by the way, immigration here is tight. immigrants arent as many as what sg is absorbing in right now.
  
  so they know the people that are coming in are of certain quality and economic contributors.
• qlqq9

  1 Dec 07, 21:44

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  gong xi gong xi... remember to work hard hor.. dun ever come back ok.. except for holiday of cos... then can enjoy all the satay, laksa, etc...

  YOu can work overseas if opportunity arises.
• I-like-flings(m)

  1 Dec 07, 21:45

  Originally posted by qlqq9:

  YOu can work overseas if opportunity arises.

  I'm already a "quitter" so what do u think?
  
  i missed my satay!!!!
• fymk

  1 Dec 07, 21:50

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  I'm already a "quitter" so what do u think?
  
  i missed my satay!!!!

  hahah I also belong to the quitter club.
  
  I miss my chai tow kuey.
• Kuali Baba

  1 Dec 07, 21:52

  Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

  Were the other 300-odd professionals competent?
  
  Regardless, this is the way companies work to maximise their margins. It'd take a brave person to introduce legislation to improve the lot of older local workers, with the possibility of driving corporations away.

• googoomuck

  1 Dec 07, 21:52

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  I'm already a "quitter" so what do u think?
  
  i missed my satay!!!!

  Where? West or down under?
• qlqq9

  1 Dec 07, 21:58

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  I'm already a "quitter" so what do u think?
  
  i missed my satay!!!!

  I am not going to label anyone quitters, PAP are just sicko to call people quitter, they are not showing good examples and have no right to say anything about anyone. They are suckers, not just ordinary suckers, they are super world class under perform, substandard suckers in the whole political world.
• drawer

  1 Dec 07, 22:06

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  seriously... what is the point of posting anything?? Singaporean always like to complain this complain that...... which i agree that they have a point....and should complain about all the BS that PAP is giving us... but.... put ur complain into action lah... leave sg or dun vote for them lor.... if not.. then what's the point to complain about something that are not going to change?

  I am waiting for a revolt,so that i can slaughter those PAP leaders!!!!
• boredtulan

  1 Dec 07, 23:24

  fishbuff i understand your plight.
  
  reservist is a fucking hindrance to career progress and i have decided to use my intelligence to make sure it doesn't disrupt my life anymore. there are 99 ways to skin a cat, if you know what i mean.
• Icemoon

  1 Dec 07, 23:47

  Originally posted by boredtulan:

  reservist is a fucking hindrance to career progress and i have decided to use my intelligence to make sure it doesn't disrupt my life anymore. there are 99 ways to skin a cat, if you know what i mean.

  I think reservist is good when your boss is a siao-on reservist officer like a unit CO.
  
  Best if two of you in same unit.
• Lim Wei Ming

  1 Dec 07, 23:56

  Crap, I just got rejected from a job just because they know i'm a local and I told them my next reservist is 7 months away. And the guy said "Wah, so fast?" Sometimes, I wonder why are we putting up all these sacrifices for? For all the FT to come and snatch away our jobs?
• reddressman

  2 Dec 07, 00:00

  Originally posted by Gazelle:

  How come IT people already talk about being replaced?

  A friend in the IT field also experienced the same.
  
  He was working on a project where a new citizen who originated somewhere in the indian ocean having worked as consultant here for some years decided to setup a company and hired people from his origin land who like to work here and can get PR and then citizen. Easily, he got as many indian ocean youngsters as he liked and all made PR.
  
  His implementation team is all made up of these.
  
  On paper, they form part of the employment statistics being PR.
  
  I wonder does anyone understand a thing this issue that i have been talking about quite often?
  
  What you ask for is what you will get.
  
  not doing anything does not mean nothing is done. contrary, it also means something was done by not doing anything about it. enjoy some more.
• Sagara

  2 Dec 07, 00:13

  When these FTs get a relatively higher position, they tend to source for more of their own countrymen when hiring, be it for colour or that it is more comfortable working with their 'own' kind. They are also cheaper than locals.
  
  Who knows if these pple they brought in are related to them..?
  
  The govt juz don't bloody listen.
• reddressman

  2 Dec 07, 00:53

  Because I do not see many against this situation,
  
  I kinda suspect the MAJORITY are ok about it and thus the gate is even going to be widened further than ever before which is already very wide.
  
  huan ying guanling.
  akan datang.
  
  come and get it.
  
  Its for anyone.
• Daddy!!

  2 Dec 07, 01:09

  
  
  does the influx of FTs have anything to do with the demographic trends of Singapore?